Odd Socks and Docs
Odd Socks and Docs is a podcast aimed at anyone working in a
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities setting. Primarily teaching children and young people with severe and complex and profound learning difficulties.
I hope this will be helpful to anyone with an interest in SEND including parents and other professionals in medical and social roles.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Students in conflict with each other
Chatting with another teacher about how to manage students who like to fight with each other.
Nat at Primary School
Nat's mum talks about his primary school years. Nat has a diagnosis of Down syndrome and Autism and attended both a main stream primary school and a special school. Lots of valuable insights and love…
Nat's story
Nat is a 27 year old young man with Down syndrome, in this episode I chat to his mum about his early years up to school. During this time he was also diagnosed with Autism. I feel it is a very uplift…
Developing your teaching persona
Some useful tips on developing your game face!
The Awesome Dinner Ladies
So many SEND students have issues around food and eating that a good dinner time is vital to the rest of the student's day. This episode explores ways to make dinner time run smoothly and be enjoyabl…
The Bacon Butty Project
This episode looks at how a very successful mini business developed from teaching real life skills. A project that can be done with a full range of SEND students as a group or as individuals. Turning…
The Joy of Chaos
I have experienced so much joy during fairly chaotic moments and this short episode is about making chaos work for you and the the students and creating fun. Students learn when having fun!
Magic and Heartbreaking Moments.
Teaching and supporting SEND students can be at times a very tough job, it is really important to acknowledge special moments, make memories and celebrate achievements.
Making the Curriculum work for SEND students
"How do I teach National Curriculum Academic Subjects to my SEND students who are not able to read, write or speak?" is a question I am asked so many times! Here are a few ideas that I found worked…
What is Challenging Behaviour?
What does this mean and how can that differ from student to student. With some tips and stories on how to manage it.
Working with Teaching Assistants
A huge part of a SEND teachers job is managing Teaching Assistants, for which they have very little if any training. This is a chat about how best to do this.
Filling 20 minutes
When you find yourself alone with an SEND group and need to keep everyone happy and safe activities and tips.
The Coca Cola Bottle
This episode talks about how children and young people can arrive in school already stressed and unable to learn until they have calmed. How to recognise this and how to help them calm down.